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Professor Lena Salaymeh to join OSGA as British Academy Global Professor

We are delighted to announce that Professor Lena Salaymeh will be joining Middle East Studies within OSGA on the prestigious British Academy Global Professorship programme from September 2020.

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Royal Vision for Oxford University’s Southeast Asian Studies Centre

His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin Shah, the Deputy King of Malaysia, has detailed the vision for a new world-leading Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Oxford.

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Spotlight on... New Zealand’s Flawed Fishing Practices

Professor Hugh Whittaker and his colleagues exposed corrupt fishing practices in New Zealand and a government cover-up

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Featured Research Projects

View some of the diverse research projects OSGA faculty are currently working on.

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What Does Area Studies Mean To You?

OSGA faculty and students share why Area Studies is important to them, their community and the world.

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Courses

OSGA offers a DPhil in Area Studies, 5 MPhil courses, 7 MSc courses, as well as a joint 1+1 MBA. Learn more about all of our courses here.

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A conversation on Research in the Region

Tuesday 22 September, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Online via Zoom

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Israel Studies Seminar: MT20 Week 1: Emptied Lands: A Legal Geography of Bedouin Rights in the Negev

Kedar will present his book, Emptied Lands (co-authored with Amara and Yiftachel). Emptied Lands investigates the...

Kedar will present his book, Emptied Lands (co-authored with Amara and Yiftachel). Emptied Lands investigates the protracted legal, planning, and territorial conflict between the settler...

Kedar will present his book, Emptied Lands (co-authored with Amara and Yiftachel). Emptied Lands investigates the protracted legal, planning, and territorial conflict between the settler Israeli state and indigenous Bedouin...

Kedar will present his book, Emptied Lands (co-authored with Amara and Yiftachel). Emptied Lands investigates the protracted legal, planning, and territorial conflict between the settler Israeli state and indigenous Bedouin citizens ... (more)

Tuesday 13 October, 2:15pm to 4:00pm

Online via Teams Live Event (no pre-registration required)

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Israel Studies Seminar: MT20 Week 3: Palestinian Arab Citizens in Israel, Equality Struggle

This paper addresses the historical stages of the Palestinian Arab citizens in Israel with respect to their political...

This paper addresses the historical stages of the Palestinian Arab citizens in Israel with respect to their political formation and social experience as individuals and a collective...

This paper addresses the historical stages of the Palestinian Arab citizens in Israel with respect to their political formation and social experience as individuals and a collective starting from 1948, until nowadays...

This paper addresses the historical stages of the Palestinian Arab citizens in Israel with respect to their political formation and social experience as individuals and a collective starting from 1948, until nowadays ... (more)

Tuesday 27 October, 2:15pm to 4:00pm

Online via Teams Live Event (no pre-registration required)

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Israel Studies Seminar: MT20 Week 5: Governing the Sacred: Political Toleration in Five Contested Sacred Sites

Sacred sites are often at the center of intense contestation between different groups regarding a wide variety...

Sacred sites are often at the center of intense contestation between different groups regarding a wide variety of issues, including ownership, access, usage rights, permissible religious...

Sacred sites are often at the center of intense contestation between different groups regarding a wide variety of issues, including ownership, access, usage rights, permissible religious conduct, and many others...

Sacred sites are often at the center of intense contestation between different groups regarding a wide variety of issues, including ownership, access, usage rights, permissible religious conduct, and many others ... (more)

Tuesday 10 November, 2:15pm to 4:00pm

Online via Teams Live Event (no pre-registration required)

Latest News

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Dr Lessa’s “Operation Condor” project features as impact case study on the University webpage

Tuesday 25 August

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New Research Project website launched: Education.Southasia

Thursday 6 August

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Professor Polly O'Hanlon elected a British Academy Fellow

Tuesday 28 July

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New study in Science on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Brazil

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